The Fishbowl: Labour Relations

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1 The Fishbowl: Labour Relations Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia August 23, 2014 Glenn Christie, Partner, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association Moderator: Frederick Biro, Executive Director, Peel Police Services Board

2 There are three kinds of lies.. Lies. Damned lies And statistics Popularised by Mark Twain

3 Canada s police forces have to innovate or cut back, Toews tells summit Globe and Mail January 16, 2013 I ll be blunt, police services face two options: They can do nothing and eventually be forced to cut drastically,..or they can be proactive, get ahead of the curve and have greater flexibility in designing and implementing both incremental and meaningful structural reforms. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Speaking at the Economics of Policing Summit, Ottawa- January 2013 The cops and firefighters are taking home the biggest paycheques in town. While other public-sector salaries are frozen, their pay is rising faster than inflation. And the cost is eating small-town budgets. - Globe and Mail April 17, 2014 Law Enforcement must adapt to new era of fiscal restraint. Globe and Mail March 21, 2012 Nationally, over the past 14 years even adjusting for inflation- police spending has risen annually like a swollen spring river. This while crime has been dropping in Canada over the last decade and the number of cops has been going up. So, of course, has their pay and benefits, but at a rate higher than other civic workers and even higher than inflation. - Gordon Sinclair Jr. - Winnipeg Free Press March 24, 2014

4 Growth % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Population Growth Source: Statistics Canada

5 Growth % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Population Growth Police Officers Growth Source: Statistics Canada

6 Growth % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% *Rate of Police Strength continued to decline in rd consecutive annual decrease Police Resources in Canada Statistics Canada Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth Source: Statistics Canada

7 Growth % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth CPI Source: Statistics Canada

8 Growth % 74% 55% 37% 18% 0% Population Growth Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth CPI Source: Statistics Canada Total Police Expenditure Growth

9 Police Personnel Growth vs Criminal Code Incidents Trends % 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% % -15% Index: Police Officer Growth Year 2000: 55,954 * Police & Civilian (Total Personnel) Year 2000 : 75,861* Criminal Code Incidents- Year 2000: 2,335,540* *Statistics Canada Police Resources in Canada 2013 Police Officers Growth Total Police Personnel Growth Criminal Code Incidents

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11 Salary Ranking Canada - Average Hourly Rate ( ) $28.00 $23.00 $18.00 Secondary School Teachers Registered Nurses Elementary Teachers Police Officers (Except Commissioned) Firefighters Social Workers Ambulance/Paramedics *Police Resources in Canada 2013 Statistics Canada Police Officer average hourly wage remained 4 th in ranking over the past 10 years Highest percentage change Ambulance/Paramedical Occupations at 21% Police percentage change is 7% Firefighter percentage change is12%

12 Total Expenditures vs Per Capita Costs Current Dollars Express the cost of items in terms of the year in which the expenditure occurs Constant Dollars Dollars of a particular base year, which are adjusted (by inflation or deflation) to show changes in the purchasing power of the dollar Sources: Table 11 Juristat Article-Police Resources in Canada 2013 Total Expenditures in Current Dollars - % Increases from Previous Year Per Capita Costs -Current Dollars -% Increases from Previous Year Per Capita Costs - Constant Dollars - % Increases from Previous Year

13 Percentage of City/Regional Budget % 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% Vancouver Peel Halifax Shelburne 5.0% 0.0% *Budgets have remained consistent over the past 10 years *Shelburne As of May 2013 one member on STD/LTD salary & benefits still form part of the budget which accounts for budget increases Averages: Vancouver 19.5% Halifax 12.4% Peel 36.5% Shelburne 26.4%